Hi,
> Two problems with ssh in RH 7.1 -- for one, they've eliminated the
> feature of rsh that a hostname symlink back to the executable acts as
> ssh hostname (rats, I've always liked and used that feature). The other
> is more serious. Due to purported bugs in the linux kernel (there is
> some finger pointing and I don't know who's really at fault) one can no
> longer background a job in an ssh session and then logout -- the logout
> hangs instead of disconnecting the background job from the controlling
> tty. This really sucks. Hopefully it will get fixed soon WHEREEVER the
> problem lies.
>
Try pressing ~. after logging out. That should disconnect the session (at
least it works on my systems).
Here is the help you get when pressing ~? in ssh:
Supported escape sequences:
~. - terminate connection
~^Z - suspend ssh
~# - list forwarded connections
~& - background ssh (when waiting for connections to terminate)
~? - this message
~~ - send the escape character by typing it twice
(Note that escapes are only recognized immediately after newline.)
Bye, Thommy